Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) DLE mainly affects skin that is exposed to sunlight and doesn’t typically affect vital internal organs. Discoid (circular) skin lesions often leave scars after ...

An update to the Cochrane Review of discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE) treatment has found that fluocinonide cream 0.05% may be more effective than hydrocortisone cream 1% in clearing skin lesions ...

Diagnosis of discoid lupus erythematosus in patients aged younger than 25 years may predict the onset of severe systemic lupus erythematosus, according to study findings. “No study assessed risk ...

Our patient had discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE), a chronic scarring photosensitive dermatosis with a classic and recognizable morphology. Discoid lesions make up more than 50% of all cutaneous ...

Hypertrophic LE is a rare subset of chronic cutaneous LE and represents 2% of the total chronic cutaneous lesions of LE. [1,2] Hypertrophic LE is similar to discoid LE but with marked ...

The most common type is discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE), accounting for about 4 in 5 cases. DLE causes inflamed, coin-shaped lesions on the skin. These lesions can appear anywhere on your body ...

In a new study, Black people with discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE), a lupus skin disease characterized by discoid lesions (disc-shaped skin damage) on the body, exhibited increased prevalence of ...

Discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterised by raised, erythematous, scaly lesions typically affecting sun-exposed areas.

The lesions now referred to as discoid lupus were described in 1833 by Cazenave under the term “erythema centrifugum,” while the butterfly distribution of the facial rash was noted by von Hebra in ...